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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Feb 7, 2009 18:11:44 GMT -5
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Post by Harvey on Feb 7, 2009 22:06:13 GMT -5
Lovin' it Ed!
The Eagle Sharp is one of the great "under-appreciated" Gatchaman toys, if such thing is possible. Plenty of diecast, great assortment of spring-loaded gimmicks and arguably the best looking of the bird themed Gatchaman II vehicles (though my personal favorite Gatchaman II gokin is still Paimer/Primer). I still remember a childhood friend with the Bandai America version (sans firing missiles) in the early 80's and wasn't fooled - "Hey! That's must be from some version of "Battle of the Planets" that never made it to American TV!"
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Feb 8, 2009 14:35:01 GMT -5
Lovin' it Ed! The Eagle Sharp is one of the great "under-appreciated" Gatchaman toys, if such thing is possible. Plenty of diecast, great assortment of spring-loaded gimmicks and arguably the best looking of the bird themed Gatchaman II vehicles (though my personal favorite Gatchaman II gokin is still Paimer/Primer). I still remember a childhood friend with the Bandai America version (sans firing missiles) in the early 80's and wasn't fooled - "Hey! That's must be from some version of "Battle of the Planets" that never made it to American TV!" Thanks man  It is such a great toy and pretty sturdy too. It was good to see you again and enjoy some gokin in CA. |
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Post by tragichero on Feb 8, 2009 22:27:02 GMT -5
I hope they will reissue all the Gatchaman's toys especially the Gatchaspartan.
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Post by tommy_aku on Feb 9, 2009 16:15:46 GMT -5
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Post by chogoman on Feb 9, 2009 17:02:22 GMT -5
Eagle Sharp is still missing. But I have a few other vintage Gatchaman toys from europe like this Popy's, Bendys, Action Figures etc  What do you think of making a "Gatchaman Special" thread guys? Lets see what we all have, could be very interesting. |
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Post by KingboyD on Feb 9, 2009 17:27:20 GMT -5
Sounds good. I love the Gatchaman toys. I recently acquired the Eagle Sharp and a Godphenix, so I'll have to take a new photo. I still need all three of those in your pic, chogoman, but for some reason the Gatcha Spaltan never really appealed to me. Perhaps its because I never saw Gatchaman II, as I'm sure is the case with all non-Japanese folks. I can't even find any clips of it.  |
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Post by Harvey on Feb 9, 2009 17:59:09 GMT -5
The Gatchaspartan was actually from the third series (Gatchaman Fighter). By then the ideas were on fumes (at least the bird themed vehicles in II were a bit creative if downright gaudy) which led to this rather simplistic (and derivative) design of the vehicle.
I'd still love to get my hands on the DX though...!
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Post by tommy_aku on Feb 9, 2009 18:33:33 GMT -5
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Post by tommy_aku on Feb 9, 2009 18:36:24 GMT -5
...and my Gatchaman family  |
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Post by bt1 on Feb 9, 2009 19:09:36 GMT -5
What do you think of making a "Gatchaman Special" thread guys? Lets see what we all have, could be very interesting. Yes, we should have a thread. Awesome toy Ed, Gatcha II series are on my list also. Edit: OK here's my contribution  |
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Post by tragichero on Feb 9, 2009 20:39:59 GMT -5
Nice collection guys. It must have cost a bomb for your Gatchaman Spartan , Tommy_aku. I like the Gatchaman series very much , especially Gatchaman F. Besides the Gatchaman vehicles , I also like the giant mecha robots created by Galactor. They have very unique design.
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Post by chogoman on Feb 13, 2009 15:58:44 GMT -5
Here is some vintage Gatchaman stuff from europe. I bought most of it years ago in france. Lets start with the Popy PB's. Popy PB-64 Condor Attacker Popy PB-65 Auto Swan Popy PB-94 Gatchaspartan 70ties Magnetic Figure from France  Popy Gatchaman Action Figures Gatchaman Bendy Figures Vinyl Figure from France 1979 Just a mini-gatcha-collection. |
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Post by mojacko on Feb 14, 2009 4:59:20 GMT -5
wow....gatchaman vintage.......same as G-Force right???
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Post by chogoman on Feb 14, 2009 9:13:09 GMT -5
Yes.
Gatchaman was re-worked in the US (1986) as G-Force: Guardians of Space.
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Post by venson1969 on Feb 16, 2009 3:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by chogoman on Feb 16, 2009 17:54:28 GMT -5
great stuff venson!
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Post by venson1969 on Feb 17, 2009 7:59:11 GMT -5
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Post by venson1969 on Feb 17, 2009 8:11:49 GMT -5
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Post by bt1 on Feb 17, 2009 8:51:59 GMT -5
Beautiful toys venson (and everyone). No Firey Phoenix? Sorry to be presumptuous, but I figure if anyone has one of those it would be you.  |
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